Marine and Conservation
Do Fish mix and keep our Ocean healthy? Find out in this interesting article.
06/08/09 20:35
This article was brought to our attention by Dermot Keane from Sam’s Tours, thanks to Dermot for sharing. The article also includes a Photo from the Jellyfish Lake in Palau.
Scientists have been thinking increasingly about whether or not animals in the ocean might play a role in larger-scale ocean mixing, says John Dabiri, a Caltech bioengineer. Ocean mixing is the process by which various layers of water interact with one another to distribute heat, nutrients and gasses throughout the oceans.
"The perspective we usually take is how the ocean--by its currents, temperature, and chemistry--is affecting animals," says Dabiri, who, along with graduate student Kakani Katija, discovered the new mechanism.
Read the complete article @ Scientific Blogging and see a Photo of Palau’s Jellyfish Lake.
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_
Scientists have been thinking increasingly about whether or not animals in the ocean might play a role in larger-scale ocean mixing, says John Dabiri, a Caltech bioengineer. Ocean mixing is the process by which various layers of water interact with one another to distribute heat, nutrients and gasses throughout the oceans.
"The perspective we usually take is how the ocean--by its currents, temperature, and chemistry--is affecting animals," says Dabiri, who, along with graduate student Kakani Katija, discovered the new mechanism.
Read the complete article @ Scientific Blogging and see a Photo of Palau’s Jellyfish Lake.
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_